Santa Clara vs Benfica — Primeira Liga
1-2
Estádio de São Miguel, Ponta Delgada
Going into the match, Santa Clara had won 5, drawn 4, lost 1 in their previous 10, scoring 1.4 goals a game; Benfica had won 8, drawn 0, lost 2 in 10, scoring 2.5. The sides have met 5 times in our records: Benfica 4 wins, 1 drawn. Santa Clara are 4th in the Primeira Liga on 18 points; Benfica are 2nd on 19.
Match report
Home form going in: Santa Clara
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 4, lost 1 (D W D W W). 1.4 scored per game, 0.7 conceded, 40% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 50% clean sheets.
- D 2-2 at Mafra · 18 Oct 2026
- W 0-1 at Casa Pia · 10 Oct 2026
- D 0-0 vs SC Braga · 20 Sept 2026
- W 1-2 at Arouca · 13 Sept 2026
- W 4-0 vs Rio Ave · 6 Sept 2026
- D 1-1 at Alverca · 29 Aug 2026
Away form going in: Benfica
Last 10 completed: won 8, drawn 0, lost 2 (W W W L L). 2.5 scored per game, 0.9 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- W 1-4 at Omonia Nicosia · 22 Oct 2026
- W 4-1 vs Celtic · 15 Oct 2026
- W 2-0 vs Vitória SC · 11 Oct 2026
- L 3-1 at FC Porto · 20 Sept 2026
- L 2-0 at Alcochetense · 20 Sept 2026
- W 0-2 at AC Milan · 16 Sept 2026
Head-to-head: Santa Clara vs Benfica
- Santa Clara 1-2 Benfica · 13 Feb 2026 · Primeira Liga
- Benfica 1-1 Santa Clara · 12 Sept 2025 · Primeira Liga
- Santa Clara 0-1 Benfica · 15 Feb 2025 · Primeira Liga
- Benfica 4-1 Santa Clara · 14 Sept 2024 · Primeira Liga
- Benfica 3-0 Santa Clara · 27 May 2023 · Primeira Liga
How it unfolded
- 32' Penalty — Luis Fernando Santos Oliveira (Santa Clara)
- 62' Normal Goal — Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica)
- 68' Normal Goal — Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica)
Match statistics
| Santa Clara | Metric | Benfica |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals | 2 |
| 38 | Ball possession | 62 |
| 1.6 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.83 |
| 13 | Total shots | 16 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 6 | Shots off target | 7 |
| 1 | Blocked shots | 6 |
| 5 | Attempts inside box | 7 |
| 8 | Attempts outside box | 9 |
| 2 | Corner kicks | 3 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 306 | Total passes | 483 |
| 221 | Accurate passes | 391 |
| 7 | Key passes | 8 |
| 92 | Duels | 93 |
| 42 | Duels won | 50 |
Primeira Liga table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 24 |
| 2 | Benfica | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 19 |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 18 |
| 4 | Santa Clara | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 18 |
| 5 | Arouca | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | GIL Vicente | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 7 | Academico Viseu | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | Alverca | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 9 | SC Braga | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 11 |
| 10 | Estrela | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 10 |
| 11 | Maritimo | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 8 |
| 12 | Moreirense | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -7 | 8 |
| 13 | Famalicao | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 14 | Rio Ave | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -9 | 7 |
| 15 | Vitória SC | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 5 |
| 16 | Nacional | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -9 | 4 |
| 17 | Casa Pia | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -14 | 4 |
| 18 | Estoril | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -8 | 2 |